How did UM miss on Devontae Dobbs?
...And Julian Barnett, for that matter?
I'm psyched about Trente Jones, but given our glaring need for ready-to-play OL recruits, it seems like Dobbs would be THE priority in this class. 247 lists Drevno as his primary recruiter. Was that the problem? What gives?
September 19th, 2018 at 9:32 PM ^
STFU and GTFO.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:33 PM ^
Or you could try 1) answering a well-meaning question or 2) staying the fuck out of it.
But that's cool...
September 19th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
No, this topic has been discussed ad nauseum. For fuck sake get over it. Just be happy with the class we have.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
It has? Link? I've been looking for it.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:46 PM ^
Sorry, I was a little harsh. But, seriously? Devontae Dobbs has been a topic on here for like 2 1/2 years along with the love/hate with Belville's coach and how there is some love now etc. I've seen you* on here the last 2 1/2 years so I don't see how you could miss it.
Before you ask, Logan Brown grew up a Wisconsin fan. He's firmly committed.
*My kids think I do a great Christopher Walken impersonation, but they don't know what he sounds like. My wife thinks I'm awful. Truthfully it sort of wavers between Walken, Vinny Babarino and Woody Allen.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:50 PM ^
Wasn't gonna ask about Logan Brown. Honestly, the Dobbs story is just one I flat-out hadn't seen, and I don't pay attention to high school coaches so that's not really part of the equation for me.
I'm on-and-off with recruiting, so I figured after a cursory search that yielded minimal results, I'd just ask. Apparently this spot is still sore. On the bright side, I have a little bit better idea WHY.
September 20th, 2018 at 9:30 AM ^
You weren't harsh. This is a shit post of shit posts. It's terrible. The number of times this was addressed is ridiculous.
September 20th, 2018 at 7:14 AM ^
If you click on the magnifying glass at the top of the page and type Dobbs into the search window then click enter. This will bring you a number of results. You can select the tab for mgoboard. This took me about five seconds and I found about six pages of links and discussion. This is why people get angry because you don’t use basic function of the site.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:37 PM ^
This topic was discussed months ago when he committed to MSU, basically a lot of schools passed on Dobbs.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^
You already know the answer to that question. What has Michigan shown that says any of those kids should have even considered Michigan when Drevno was here? Swap the uniform and we would be laughing at any fan base that thought their team should feel entitled to any of those players.
September 19th, 2018 at 10:08 PM ^
I will answer the question because it is really no mystery, it was well documented, all you had to do is actually read the comments from the player and his coach.
Michigan did a terrible job at recruiting him, while other programs were putting the full court press on Dobbs, Michigan was largely radio slient. It was most likely Drevnos fault, due to the fact that other recruits voiced similar issues about the lack of communications (see former recruit EE).
Of course we are not ever suppose to say the coaches screwed up in recruiting.
September 19th, 2018 at 11:30 PM ^
This will probably sound like sour grapes, but after seeing the comments Dobbs made about some of the other schools when he committed to MSU, I'm glad he's not coming here. Here's what he had to say about Michigan's coaches.
“The last meeting I was in, I told them they acted like robots and I just wasn’t comfortable around them. I said it wasn’t a place I wanted to be.”
Not every player is a good fit. Hearing how important the relationships with other recruits in his class was to Daxton Hill reinforces how mature most of Harbaugh's recruits sound in interviews.
September 20th, 2018 at 2:49 AM ^
I'm with you. He went out of his way to insult the coaches and staff. It's one thing to say, 'this place isn't for me,' but what he did was quite another.I like candor from high school students. But this seemed like an intentional dig without any substance, so I guess I want candor with at least a dash of maturity.
September 20th, 2018 at 5:17 AM ^
We celebrated Jeters comments on Brian Kelly.
September 20th, 2018 at 9:44 AM ^
Yeah and I think if Dobbs just took a dig at Michigan it wouldn't stick out. But his claim was a weird one and he also attacked OSU and USC coaches. The attack on USC came across as petty and weird too.
September 20th, 2018 at 3:58 AM ^
Harbaugh the robot? The fuck?
September 20th, 2018 at 11:30 AM ^
He's a modern 'bot with emotions. And killer glasses.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:34 PM ^
You are bad and you should feel bad
September 19th, 2018 at 9:35 PM ^
Dude, I looked it up and I'm just not seeing what happened. I clearly missed something, and I'm asking what it is.
September 20th, 2018 at 12:11 AM ^
Look up. Do you see the line that has MGOBLOG on the left, then some links for more info (e.g. About, Contact) and then a window with an image of a magnifying glass? Type Devontae Dobbs into that window on the right. Hit enter or click on the image it will take you to this
https://mgoblog.com/search/google?keys=devontae+dobbs
The 4th article listed is the one linked above.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
We’ve been down this road before...usually ends well.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:36 PM ^
Long story short. Some of these high schools are coached by guys who are just a bag of dicks. These bags of dicks tend to be drawn towards people like them, so they direct these kids to college coaches like Mork. Pretty straight forward.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:38 PM ^
I fail to see the problem with a bag of dicks. Some people might even venture to say that is a good thing.
September 19th, 2018 at 10:35 PM ^
What kind of bag though? Like, it couldn't be an onion bag, because then all the dicks would be sticking out.
September 20th, 2018 at 1:11 AM ^
I have a brother named " Dick".
I can safely say he's never left a bag here when visiting, so while I don't have any bags of Dick's in my home, I do have a box of Dick's that I need to return to him next time we get together.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
Fair enough. I honestly just completely missed any discussion of this dude, and there aren't a lot of details surrounding it on board history without wading through 200-some comments about whether or not he'll be a bust.
September 20th, 2018 at 1:17 AM ^
So, you're aware that there are threads covering this very topic, you just didn't want to actually put any effort in to wade through the chaff. That's of course your prerogative to not want to spend your time doing that, it takes time for a limited, kinda stupid reward. But it's a reward you want, sometimes things aren't spoon fed to you and you have to actually put in a little effort.
And this is why I hate every new "innovation" from Westlaw these days...
September 19th, 2018 at 10:19 PM ^
Typical idiotic reply, Especially since Crowell is actually a huge Michigan fan. Anyone who knows or been around him will attest to that.
So it is clear that you don’t know him but know he is a dick. What a peach of a guy you are.
Also you are ignoring the fact that Michigan has gotten two commits from Belleville recently. So I guess he forgot to streer those kids away.
September 19th, 2018 at 10:21 PM ^
Speaking of bag of dicks
September 19th, 2018 at 10:40 PM ^
Every time I see your ugly avatar I know it’s going to be a stupid take and I am never disappointed.
September 19th, 2018 at 10:47 PM ^
That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me. <3
In fact, regarding that last part, your mom actually said that exact same thing.
September 20th, 2018 at 5:11 PM ^
She must have the lowest of expectations.
September 20th, 2018 at 2:57 AM ^
Look, the delivery is very rough, but the info is dead on. That coach is on the record as having no beef with Michigan.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:37 PM ^
I knew about Devonte Dobbs like 3 years ago, and I still have no idea why he isn't committed to Michigan
September 19th, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
For the last time, UM did not want Davonte Dobbs.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:45 PM ^
Well..the second-to-last time.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
For the last time, UM did not want Davonte Dobbs.
September 20th, 2018 at 1:22 AM ^
And for the last time this simply isn't true.
September 20th, 2018 at 9:19 AM ^
Yes, it is.
September 20th, 2018 at 10:00 AM ^
No, it's not. Sam Webb has spelled out what happened numerous times.
September 20th, 2018 at 1:44 AM ^
Righhhhhhhttttttt
Michigan, a team that has struggled mightily with Oline, did not want a composite 5 star OT. And before you pull the "Michigan scouts know more than recruiting experts" bullshit, Dobbs was offered by Alabama, Auburn, USC, OSU, MSU, Clemson, Florida, FSU, LSU, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State, and Wisconsin just to name a few. Im pretty sure if all of those schools, especially the Wisconsins and Bamas who know talent when it comes to Oline, wanted him then he is good
They screwed the pooch on this one. Dobbs said he didn't want to go to Michigan because he didn't feel a connection or comfortable with the coaches. I believe he referred to them as Robots. No need to lie and say Michigan didn't want him
September 20th, 2018 at 6:17 AM ^
Not a tackle in college genius
September 20th, 2018 at 9:23 AM ^
Michigan never made him a priority, and slow played him from the beginning... it was never a fit.
September 21st, 2018 at 8:26 AM ^
I’m not going to say Michigan didn’t want him (because I don’t know for sure) but what I CAN tell you is Dobbs isn’t an offensive tackle. Michigan is loaded up with interior linemen both in terms of young players on the roster and recruits in this class. Interior is not the issue with our line.
At 6’4”, Dobbs would not have come in and played tackle. He’s simply too short. Hell, people complain about Runyan playing tackle at 6’5”.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:39 PM ^
pass not miss
September 19th, 2018 at 9:41 PM ^
Overrated, bad grades, would prefer to go to a school that embraces sexual assault, habitual drug user, bad body odor, poor oral hygiene, vegan, narcoleptic.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:48 PM ^
Wouldn't be the first narcoleptic member of the O-line In recent times . . .
September 20th, 2018 at 9:25 AM ^
His tape at the opening is hilariously bad, for a five star recruit. He may become a good one but he is a bit overated IMO, he is big, really big, overweight, in high school any 400 lb guy can be a good ot, in college it takes a bit more athleticism.
September 19th, 2018 at 9:42 PM ^
Believe it or not most random high school kids don't love Michigan as much as you do.